Card holder and protector



April 9, 1935. s. H. CAMPBELL ET AL 1,997,041

GARD- HOLDER AND PROTECTOR Filed Oct. 19, 1954 Inventors S H. Campbell F. K. Habenicht H By gflzsch I jAtf/Q Patented Apr. 9, 1935' UNITED-STA PAT E T1 FICE;

Application October 19, 1934, serial No. 749,0 64

'molaims} (o1.40- -17) .Ourinvention relates to a card holder and particularly to a. holder and 'protector'adapted for application to a railway car to recei've'a card or cards indicative of the condition of the car. Such c-ardscf standardform and dimensions, known as A..R. A. .defect cards, must, in compliance with railway regulations, be attachedtoa defectivecar when-transferred fromone road to another to indicate which road is responsible for the necessary repairs. Heretofore such defectcards have usually been tacked or nailed to the under-frame of thecar. This method of securing the card to a. car is inconvenient and also-exposes the'card to the action ofthe elements so that the informa-.

tive matter thereon often becomes difficult to read or even wholly illegible.

It is the object of our invention to provide a cardholder of simple and rigid construction into which the cards may be easily inserted and which will effectively protect them from'the action ofly insertedinthe holder Figure 51s a section taken on the'line 55 of Figure 1, a card being shown completely inserted in the holder; and Figure 6 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 8-6 ofrigure w J; I

The holder-is formed of-two parts, each made of stamped sheet metal. One part comprises a pair of attaching lugs I, a pair of end walls 2 projecting outwardly from the lugs, and a front wall 3 extending between the end walls. The lugs are provided with nail or screw holes 4 by means of which the device is secured to a vertical face of some part of the'under-frame of a car. The end walls are approximately triangular in form so that the front wall lies in a plane inclined to the perpendicular. Carried on the lower edge of the front wall at either side of the central line of the holder, is a rearwardly projecting card-supporting bracket or ledge 5. The front wall between these ledges is cut away to form a finger opening 8. The part of the wall cut away may be bent back, as best shown in Figure 4, and utilized to form a retaining member I for a light dispersing reflector 8 positioned in a boss 9 stamped in the front wall.

The second part of the device comprises a rear wall If], a guiding wall ll extending'rearwardly anddownwardly from the lower edge of therear wall, and a pair of forwardly projecting flanges l2. These flanges !2 lie against the endwalls 2 with their forward edges abutting the front wall 3 and are so shaped as to position'the' rear wall parallelwith the front wall. Extending forwardlyfro'm the upper edge ofthe rear wall is the top wall l3 having a downwardly extending flange M. The upper part of the front wall is thus clamped between the flanges I2 and I4. Cut from each of the end walls isa clamping lug-l5 adapted to be bent inwardly against the rear face of; the rear wall afterthe two parts are assembled to effectively clamp themtogether. These lugs are so positioned that their lower edges coincide with the line of juncture of the walls to and H and thus prevent relative vertical as well as lateral movement between the two parts" of the structure.

ing wall is removed to form a recess 16 approxi'- mately registering with the cut awayportion'fi of the front .wall to permit of a: card or cards in the holder being. grasped by the-thumb and finger of the manipulators hand; In order that the endeedges of a card may not ,be liable tobecome wedged between the-front edges of the flanges A portion of the center of the guidl2 andthe front wall, weprovide the front wall adjacent said flanges, with inwardly projecting the ends of the card l8 slightly u ct' with the frontf'wall' while it bebeads H to hold out of cont H ing inserted into or removed from the holder.

In use, our holder is secured in theposition shownin Figure 1 with the opening for the insertion and removal of the card at the lower edge of the holder. The card is inserted in the holder by an upward movement, its upperiedge contacting with the guiding wall II behind the ledges 5.

As the card is forced upwardly, it will first be de- F flected forwardly by the guiding wall I l and then rearwardly by contact with the front wall 3. The

card will thus be compelled to assume a double curvature during its entrance into the holder, as illustrated in Figure 4.. When the card has completely entered the holder it will straighten out into normal position and lie against the rear wall I 9, as shown in Figure 5, the lower edge rest-o ing upon the brackets or ledges 5 which effectively prevent accidental removal of the card.

The card is protected from the elements as the walls of the holder not only cover both the front and rear faces of the card but prevent-entrance of rain, snow, etc. at the top or ends Due to this, the card pocket maybe made of suflicient depth to hold a number of cards without denwhich are less liable to enter the pocket from below. Toremove the card or cards from the holder, the lower edge thereof exposed through the opening 6, is grasped and forcedto the rear until free of the ledges 5 and then drawn downwardly until free of the holder. Owing to the action of the guiding wall,,the entrance of the card into the holder is facilitated and can easily be accomplished under adverse light conditions' Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: V

1. A railway car defect card holder and protector including a sheath covering substantially the entire area of both faces of a card positioned therein, said-sheath being. closed at one side but having an opening on the other side for the in- .sertion of a card, and-a card supporting ledge carried by the holder and extending across the opening, whereby the card is deformed when entering the holder and is supported on the ledge when in normal position in the holder, said sheath having portions so formed as to provideafingerrrecess behind thevcard.

2. IA railway car defect card holder and pro tector including a sheath covering substantially the entire area ,of both faces ,of a card positioned therein, said" sheath being closed at one side but having an opening on the other side for the insertion of a card, a card supportingledge carried by the holder and extending across the opening, and an inclined guiding wall positioned adjacent said ledge, said ledge and guiding wall cooperating to deform the card when inserted into the holder, saidledge supporting the card when in normalposition in the holder, saidguiding wall being so formed as to provide a finger recess behind the card. I 3. A railway car defectjcard holder including a sheath having front and rear walls, said sheath covering substantially the entire area 'ofjboth facesof a cardv positioned therein, said sheath being closed at the top and both ends but having a bottomopening for the insertion of a'card by an upward movement, a card supporting ledge carried by the front wall and extending rearward- 1y across the opening, and an inclined guiding wallpositionedat therear of the ledge, whereby the card is deformed when inserted into the holder between the ledge and guiding wall, the ledge supporting the card when in normal position in the holder. V '4. A railway car defect card holder including a bottom opening for the insertion of a card by an upward movement, a card supporting ledge carried by the front wall and extending rearwardly across the opening, and a guiding wall forming V a continuation of the rear wall and extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom, whereby the card is deformed when inserted into the holder between the ledge and guiding wall, said ledge V supporting the card when in normal position in the holder.

5 A railway car defect card holder and protector formed of two parts; one .of said parts comprising a pair of attaching lugs, a pair-of end walls, and a front wall connecting the end walls;

the other part comprising a rear wall, an inclined guiding wall, a pair of forwardly projecting flanges, and a top wall; said flanges engaging with the front wall, and a card supporting ledge carried on the front 'wall and extending rearwardly toa point adjacent the guiding wall.-

6. A railwaycar defect card holder and 'protector formed of two parts; one of said parts comprisingapair of attachinglugs, a pair of end walls, and a front wall connecting the end walls; the other part comprising a rear wall, an

inclined guiding wall, a pair of for'wardlyjprojecting flanges, and a top wall; saidI flanges engaging with the front wall, the front wall being provided adjacent each flange with a rearwardly projecting bead to prevent entrance of the edgeof the card between the front wall and the flanges.

'7. A railway scar defect card holder and protector formed of two parts; one of said, parts comprising a pair of attaching lugs, a pair of end .walls, and a front wall connecting the endwalls;

the otherof said parts comprising a rear wall,

an inclined guiding wall, a pair of forwardly pro-.

jecting flanges, a top wall, and a flange extend- Y ing downwardly from the top wall; said forwardly projecting flanges engaging with. the rear face of the front wall, said downwardly projecting flange engaging with the front face of the front wall, a

card supporting ledge carried by the front wall and extending rearwardly to a point adjacent the guiding wall; and clampinglugs carried by the end walls and engaging the rear face of the rear wall.

' STERLING CAMPBELL.

FREDERICK K. 'HABENICHT.

PIETZSCH. 

